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  • Reaching out in crisis with telehealth

    Reaching out in crisis with telehealth

    Dr. Mike McBride was providing telehealth when telehealth wasn’t cool. The Milwaukee VA psychiatrist, who is also an Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran, was the first provider here to use mental health telehealth in someone’s home about three years ago. McBride was treating a Veteran with severe post-traumatic stress who couldn’t leave the house because of other medical issues.

  • Veterans: Stressed over coronavirus?

    Veterans: Stressed over coronavirus?

    The coronavirus outbreak can increase stress and anxiety. Dealing with that stress can improve your health, quality of life, and wellbeing. Here are some expert suggestions for you and your family.

  • VA is ready for coronavirus — and working to protect you

    VA is ready for coronavirus — and working to protect you

    Here are some social distancing recommendations which are proven strategies used by public health officials to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious disease such as COVID-19.

  • Veterans: Call before visiting your VA facility

    Veterans: Call before visiting your VA facility

    Got a fever, cold, cough or flu-like symptoms? VA can make it easier and safer to get back to health with virtual care through My HealtheVet and VA Video Connect App on your smartphone or computer.

  • Husband and wife spread the word about VA Connected Care tools

    Husband and wife spread the word about VA Connected Care tools

    National Guard Veteran Jonathan Hinker and his wife, Jacqui Hinker, are transforming Veterans’ lives in rural southern New Jersey by spreading the news about the power of virtual health.

  • VA observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

    VA observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

    A mammogram could save your life. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, VA encourages women (and men) to learn about breast cancer and early detection. Here are links to valuable information.

  • Veterans: Your time is valuable – make the most of it

    Veterans: Your time is valuable – make the most of it

    Almost five million Veterans use VA’s patient portal My HealtheVet to send messages to their health care team, download their medical records, and refill prescriptions and schedule appointments.

  • Honoring those who served at the Gathering of Warriors Veterans Summit

    Honoring those who served at the Gathering of Warriors Veterans Summit

    The Gathering of Warriors Veterans Summit honored those who served with the opportunity to connect and share Veteran-related resources and programs.

  • On a scale of 1-10, this Veteran gives My HealtheVet a 15

    On a scale of 1-10, this Veteran gives My HealtheVet a 15

    Radio station chief engineer and Christmas Santa Claus, Air Force Veteran Robert Glass uses the great benefits of My HealtheVet every day, managing prescriptions and messaging health care providers.

  • VA national, local programs believed to help reduce VA wait times for new appointments

    VA national, local programs believed to help reduce VA wait times for new appointments

    HARLINGEN, Texas – A recent study published in the Journal of the [...]

  • Texas VA partners with local organization to train Veterans how to get the most of My HealtheVet

    Texas VA partners with local organization to train Veterans how to get the most of My HealtheVet

    My HealtheVet  is a web-based tool  that helps more than 1.6 million Veterans improve their health by keeping track of their personal health information, refilling prescriptions and communicating with their health care provider through secure messaging.

  • Veterans can now use My HealtheVet credentials to access benefits tools on Vets.gov

    Veterans can now use My HealtheVet credentials to access benefits tools on Vets.gov

    Veterans with a My HealtheVet patient portal account can use those credentials to access benefits tools such as checking the status of a claim, an  appeal or GI Bill benefit, in addition to a variety of health care tools.

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Last updated April 1, 2020

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